Sunday, May 7, 2017

Sweet Paruline

Black-throated Blue WarblerSetophaga caerulescens

Black-throated Green WarblerSetophaga virens

Black-and-white WarblerMniotilta varia

Great Crested FlycatcherMyiarchus crinitus

Woke at 6 in the A.M. this morn with grand ramblin' plans, but looked out the window and saw steady rains. Unable to get back to sleep, I drank Korean instant coffee tubes and bah humbugged until the rain let up in the late morning. I settled for a quick run up to the Westmount Summit, amid alternating waves of schizo-affective weather - muggy...frigid...brief sunburst...rain squalls...mighty gusts...dead calm. The summit woods were painfully quiet on the first go-round, but thankfully the situation picked up right before I was about to admit defeat and leave in disgust. A mewling Great Crested Flycatcher led me to a modest bird wave, that stuck together as it toured the outer edge trails. Warblers were represented by a Black-throated Green, two singing Black-throated Blue, two Nashville, and a pair of Black-and-white Warblers. Also mixed in were at least six Blue-headed Vireos and a coterie of Ruby-crowned Kinglets and Black-capped Chickadees, that seemed to be trying to low-key impress the warblers. The Dark-eyed Juncos, Hermit Thrushes and most of the White-throated Sparrows seem to have cleared out.Westmount Summit, May 7, 2017Great Blue Heron-1 flying northwest over WestmountCooper's Hawk-1 low flybyPeregrine Falcon-(1 in the direction of U de M)Downy Woodpecker-3Hairy Woodpecker-2Pileated Woodpecker-1Eastern Phoebe-2Great Crested Flycatcher-1 callingBlue-headed Vireo-6 to 10American Crow-3Black-capped Chickadee-6+Brown Creeper-3White-breasted Nuthatch-3Ruby-crowned Kinglet-10+American Robin-1Nashville Warbler-2Black-throated Blue Warbler-2Black-throated Green Warbler-1Black-and-white Warbler-2Northern Cardinal-2Chipping Sparrow-3White-throated Sparrow-3American Goldfinch-5+House Finch-3 along Summit Circle

About Me

Howdy! I'm a birder from Montreal who has been working and birding in South Korea since 2005. I've lived on Jeju and Geoje Islands, and have birded at a diverse range of sites in South Korea. After drifting around Europe for a bit, I'm back in Suncheon, Korea for one last hurrah. Ergo sum ego avem. (contact me at mattpoll24 at gmail dot com)